Wei Li

Principal Investigator

Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering

Address: 116 Heavy Engineering

E-mail: wei.li.6@stonybrook.edu

Office: 631-632-8882

Zijin Mei

PhD student

My name is Zijin Mei and I am currently a PhD student. My research interest is in solving problems related to geosystems and geotechnical engineering through experiments and simulations. My current research focuses on flow and dissolution in a fracture network and how stress affects permeability and dissolution in fracture networks.

Shiyao Wang

PhD student

My name is Shiyao Wang. I am a PhD student in Civil Engineering at Stony Brook University. My current research interest is in Photoporomechanics. Photoporomechanics is an exciting new experimental technique to visualize and quantify effective stress in fluid-filled granular media and porous media. This technology can be used to better study landslides and induced earthquakes.

Zijie Xu

PhD student

I'm a Civil Engineering PhD student at Stony Brook University with an M.S. degree from Chongqing University. My current research centers on 3D wormhole formation in gypsum via core flood test. This work deepens my understanding of porous media behavior and is a critical part of my academic journey.

Gabriele Covelli

MS student

My name is Gabe Covelli. I am currently a master's student at Stony Brook University, majoring in civil engineering. My research looks into coastal mill ponds as aging infrastructure. With the changing weather patterns due to climate change and the glacial till making up these ponds, we suspect many are at risk of failing.

Jiahao Huang

MS student

My name is Jiahao Huang, and I am currently a master's student at Stony Brook University, majoring in civil engineering. My main research areas are structural and geotechnical engineering. I am currently investigating the use of techniques such as 2D flow cell simulation to explore pipeline damage and void formation caused by groundwater. Through the study of fine particle migration and clogging in porous media, I aim to better understand the formation of sinkholes and find effective solutions to maintain and reinforce pipeline structures.

Liquan Mai

MS student

I am a Civil Engineer MS student at Stony Brook University. My study area is focused on structural engineering. I am interested in understanding the differences in mechanical properties between geotechnical materials and common building materials. The research under Dr. Li’s instructions would deeply develop my acknowledgement of the mechanics properties of the geotechnical system and fulfill my curiosity

Elizabeth Lu

Undergraduate Researcher

My name is Elizabeth Lu and I am a freshman studying Civil Engineering at Stony Brook University. My research interests lie within environmental sustainability, particularly in water quality and resource management. Currently, I am conducting research with Dr. Li, along with Dr. Mao to study phosphorous attenuation in groundwater and sand-based filtration systems through flow cell simulations. Through this research, we will be able to optimize filtration systems and mitigate environmental risks associated with nutrient pollution.

Giselle Morocho

Undergraduate researcher, Simons STEM Scholar

My name is Giselle Morocho Aguilar. I'm a freshman at Stony Brook University and I am part of the Simons STEM Scholars Program. I recently graduated from The Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women located in Brooklyn where I previously resided. My research interests are in structure, but my current work is in geotechnical engineering. Currently, I am analyzing the deterioration of pipes and the removal of material due to groundwater through a 2D flow cell simulation. In analyzing this, we look for how sinkholes occur, how we can fix or maintain the pipe structure to avoid sinkholes from developing, and what material can be used to minimize its removal through groundwater. 

Jiawen Xu

Undergraduate researcher

My name is Jiawen Xu. I am a junior at Stony Brook University with an interest in structural engineering. Currently, I am studying structure frustration experimentally under the supervision of Dr. Li and Dr. Celli. More specifically, I create frustrating structures using photoelastic materials and use their color and brightness change under circular polarizers to study stress evolution in the elements of a structure as the structure undergoes large deformation. This study will help us better understand structural frustration and optimize our structural designs.

Myles Tucker

BS 2023, MS 2024

Currently a Graduate Tunnel Engineer at Mott MacDonald